Germany approves arms exports to Israeli occupation worth over $100 million

BERLIN, Oct. 24 (YPA) – Data from the German Foreign Ministry showed on Thursday that Berlin had approved military exports to the Israeli occupation worth more than $100 million during the past three months.

This coincides with a case filed by human rights groups due to fears of the use of weapons in the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

The data showed that Germany had approved arms exports worth 94 million euros ($101.61 million) to “Israel” since August, according to the government’s response to a parliamentary investigation conducted by left-wing MP Zevim Dadelin.

The new approvals came in the wake of a significant decline in arms exports to the occupation in the first half of this year.

The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights said on Thursday that it had submitted an appeal to the Administrative Court in Frankfurt on behalf of a Gaza resident, seeking to stop further arms exports.

The appeal stated that German weapons contribute to harming civilians in Gaza.

The plaintiff in the case, a resident of Gaza who lost his wife and daughter in Israeli air strikes, says that the continued arms shipments endanger his life and the lives of others, calling on Germany to stop sending more weapons.

YPA